Gate-operating mechanism.



W. I. KING.

GATE OPERATING MECHANISM.

. APPLICATION FILED IIIAILZB, I9I4A 1,166,768.

Patented Jun. 4, 1916.

. mllIIIIIHUHHHUIIIUHAHUUUHHHNIAIVIIIVHHUHHHL- WILLIAM JAMES KING, OF BULGER, PENNSYLVANIA.

GATE-OPERATING MECHANISM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 4, 1916.

Application filed March 28, 1914. Serial No. 827,853.

To a?? 1r/10m t may concern.'

Be it known that l, lViLLiAM .lawns Kino, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Bulger, in the county of Tashington and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gate-Operating Mechanism, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to gate operating mechanism, and has for its object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a gate formed of a pivoted section and a vertically adjustable section carried b v the pivoted sec-l tion, the vertically adjustable section enabling the opening of the gate above the level of a fall of snow and to further permit of an opening for the. passage of small animals between two fields when the gate is closed'.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a swinging gate, which is simple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, eilicient and convenient in its use, readily setup and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture. Vith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel consti-notion, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereinvis shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which come within the scope of the claim hereunto appended.

The. drawing illustrates an elevation of a gate in accordance with this invention, showing in full lines the vertically movable section lowered and in dotted lines the vertically movable section elevated.

Referring to the drawing in detail, 1 and 2 denote spaced gate posts and'the latter is provided with a latch 3, while the former has projecting from its inner side a series of vertically disposed spaced hooks 4. The vertical arms 5 of the hooks 4 constitute pintles for strapping the hinges 6, which are secured by holdfast devices to one side of the pivoted section 8 of the gate body. The strapped hinges 6 have their inner ends provided with barrels 9 through which extend the vertical arms 5 of the hooks 4 and the said hinges 6 project outwardly from the section 8 as at 10, and have their outer ends formed with inwardly extending flanges 11.

The other side of the section 8 has secured thereto a series of .straps 12 which oppose the hinges 6, and the outer ends of lsaid straps 10, arel provided with inwardly `arranged against the members 15, inwardly with respect to the other ends thereof, is a bifurcated upright 17 the latter being fixedly secured in any suitable manner to the members 15. The members 15 extend through the furcation 18 or project beyond said member 17 and permanently extend into the groove 14, whereby when the section 8 is swung on its pivot, the vertically adjustable section is moved therewith.

The hinges 6 as well as the straps 12, overlap the uprights 17, whereby the vertically adjustable section of the gate body is coupled with the pivoted section, but the said hinges 6 and straps 12 do not interfere with the elevating or lowering movements of the adjustable section of the gate body.

Secured to the members 15 is' a vertically extending brace 19 and arranged betweenthe brace'19 and the upright- 16 is an inclined brace 20.

Secured to the section 8 near the top thereof, is a bracket 21, in which is journaled a sheave or pulley 22 having passing thereover a flexible elevating member 23. One end of the member 23 `is ixedly secured as at 24 to the lower end of the upright 1C?,

and the other end of the member 23.1s

wrapped around an anchoring device 2 5, which is secured to the inclined member 20.

The latch 3 is adapted to engage as at 26 with the uprights 16 for maintaining the gate closed, that is to'say when the adjustable section of the gate body is in a lowered position.

It will be assumed that there has been a fall of"snow, say a fall of a foot and a half deep, arid under such conditions if the adjustable 'gate section was in a lowered position, it would be very difficult to open the gate body. Under the circumstances just set forth, the member 23 is pulled` so as to elevate the adjustable gate section to the position shown in dotted lines, then the said gate section, in connection with the gate section 8 can be swung .whereby the gate body will be moved to open position.

If it be desired to provide an entrance for small animals between two fields without opening the gate body, the adjustable section' of the gate body is elevated to the position shown in dotted lines in the drawing.

What I claim is In a gate of the class described, the combinationwith a hin-ged post and hook ineinberscarried thereon'forming pintles; cfa gate-body consisting of a hinged section provided with a` vertical slot in the outer side edge thereof, an adjustable section including a vertically slotted inner end post abutting the hinged section, an outer end post, horizontal gate bars secured between said end and having their inner ends extending through the slotin the inner post whereby to 4project therebeyond, the projecting portions of said gate bars operating in the slot of said hinged. section, pairs of horizontal straps secured to the side faces of said hinged section and projecting beyond the outer side edge thereof, the extreme free ends of the same being inturned to engage the edges of the slotted inner post of the gate body, whereby to form a guide for the latter as the same is raised and lowered, the inner endv of-said strap on each pair being also extended beyond the inner side edge of the hinged section and designed to forni a knuckle for engagement with an adjacent pintle on the hinged post, and means for raising and lowering the gate body and retaining the same in any adjusted position.

l'In testimony whereof Iaiiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

i VVIIiLIAM JAMES KING.

llitnesses: l

JOHN L. STEWART, A. D. STEWART. 

